❓ The Minister for Tourism reports on a meeting with industry representatives regarding challenges facing the tourism sector and outlines the government's 10-point plan, including financial support and initiatives related to Skywest Airlines and international carriers. He also clarifies the tourism budget allocation.
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TOURISM INDUSTRY, MEETING WITH THE MINISTER 401. Mr QUIGLEY to the Minister for Tourism: I understand that the minister had a meeting this morning with key members of the tourism industry. Will he inform the House of the outcome of those meetings? Mr BROWN
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I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
TOURISM INDUSTRY, MEETING WITH THE MINISTER
I understand that the minister had a meeting this morning with key members of the tourism industry. Will he inform the House of the outcome of those meetings? Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
TOURISM INDUSTRY, MEETING WITH THE MINISTER
I understand that the minister had a meeting this morning with key members of the tourism industry. Will he inform the House of the outcome of those meetings? Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
I thank the member for Innaloo for his question. I met with industry representatives this morning from the Tourism Council of Western Australia, the Australian Hotels Association and also representatives from a number of tourism businesses and Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd. It was a constructive and positive meeting, in which all the difficulties facing the industry - of which there are many, as everyone knows - were enunciated. The tourism industry is not alone in this regard. When we take into account both the national and international situations the position in tourism is challenging, to say the least. Towards the end of the meeting I conveyed the 10-point plan announced by the Premier this morning. That was well received by the industry, which indicated appreciation for the Premier’s initiative. The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
The initiative of the State Government in continuing to play a role in working with the administrator to disengage Skywest Airlines from its parent company so that it can get back into the air was welcomed, as was the Government’s intention to continue lobbying the federal Government to let international carriers pick up domestic routes in the short term. Most significantly, the industry welcomed the $5 million announced by the Premier today for strategic marketing and promotion so that the industry can offset some of its losses. Some questions have been asked about the detail of those marketing arrangements, which are to be worked out jointly between the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the industry. That is obviously fluid at present. We all know the difficult position facing the world today. International events will have a significant impact on the allocation of that money. I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
I take this opportunity to apologise to the House for not having the budget papers in front of me yesterday when a question was asked. At page 1017, in the budget of the Tourism Commission, the budgeted recurrent expenditure for 2000-01, which is the expenditure on tourism by the former Government, was $31 383 000. The figure for this year’s recurrent expenditure is $31 994 000. This is an increase of $600 000, not a 10 per cent decrease. The bottom line figures that are being used by some people, in which capital expenditures are taken into account, appear to show that $2 million has been cut. The reality is that that $2 million is allocated to the construction of the Perth convention and exhibition centre, and is now under the control of the Minister for Housing, and will be found in his budget. Contrary to some of the comment that has been made, there has been no 10 per cent reduction in the tourism budget.
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